Week 2 - Reheasal

We had our first rehearsal Sunday for the Butterflies. It was interesting. Less structured than I am used to, but the whole method of movement is also much less structured. It was a creative jam session, for lack of a better term. We were allowed input and it was welcomed. This is great. More of a group work, which is nice. We worked on various sequences, discussed the roles each of us is to take while performing. I am to perform a duet with Anna, which should be quite fun. Carine gets to be the "aggressive butterfly" which should allow her quite the interpretation and creativity with the role.

The sequences we're working on are from the original choreography that the Professor had worked out a few years back, but we're using the basics and reworking it to suit our talents, abilities and personalities. We were able to already tweak the choreography so it fits our class much better. The finished piece will still be a work in progress, as is any good piece of performance art. The process is so important, much more so than the end result. The artists are able to grow as performers and learn about themselves and life and explore. This shows in the reworking of each piece as time goes on - the continuum from one performance to another diachronically, is extremely instructional to an observer and performer.

I am interested to see how quickly this performance develops in contrast with other shows I have been in. It should come together quickly and polish up in a hurry - in all reality we have very little time. It also has the basic choreography together and we have plenty of experience dancers and performers. I am interested in the contrasting style of instruction and choreography in this class as compared to my RAD training. It will be a challenge and I am looking forward to the growth that will come from this.